Meyers VS Ephron

which movie would u prefer to take your girlfriend on a date : A Romantic comedy (rom-com) or others? well, if u ask me, meskipun gw adalah horror-freak dan pemuja action, but it would be a very perfect date to have a rom-com with my loved one by my side...

sekarang, gw mau highlight dua masternya rom-com, whom in this writing, I prefer to make a 'showdown' based on their almost same age and pretty similar works... they are NANCY MEYERS and NORA EPHRON

these two talented and high-profile middle aged woman directors are masterminds of several most-tasty popcorn rom-com in the 90s... during the 2000s, they still kick ass... of course, for those who watch movies without caring whoever work behind the screen, u can skip reading this post...tapi buat mereka para moviegoer yang menghargai kerja keras para sutradara next to the character portrayals by the actors/actresses, pls kindly join me analyzing this :

Nancy Meyers terkenal setelah menyutradarai THE PARENT TRAP...film yang melambungkan nama Lindsay Lohan itu menuai hasil lumayan...tapi her major hit was WHAT WOMEN WANT (2000), a simple rom-com for middle-aged couple starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt, yang tanpa terduga mencetak lebih dari 200 juta US dolar di seluruh dunia...tiga tahun setelahnya, Meyers menggolkan Diane Keaton masuk nominasi Oscar lewat SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE, dan dia pun dinominasikan penulis naskah terbaik...

'saingan'-nya, Nora Ephron, telah mendunia jauh hari sebelumnya lewat SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE, dan berjasa besar memperkenalkan America's Sweethearts kepada dunia, yakni Tom Hanks dan Meg Ryan... lima tahun kemudian, yaitu tahun 1998, America's Sweethearts dipertemukan kembali lewat YOU'VE GOT MAIL, yang sukses merajai box-office...selain itu, dia juga menyutradarai MICHAEL yang dibintangi John Travolta...

menariknya, the two women sama-sama merasakan pahitnya flop beberapa tahun yang lalu...Meyers gagal dengan THE HOLIDAY-nya, dan Ephron sial dengan BEWITCHED yang dicerca para kritikus... namun di tahun 2009 ini, mereka siap menghibur para pasangan tua maupun muda lewat produk rom-com andalan masingmasing... Ephron showed up in Summer through JULIE AND JULIA, starring two Oscar Calibres, Meryl Streep and Amy Adams... while Meyers shall wait for the end of this year to shine again with IT'S COMPLICATED, starring (also) Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin...

jadi, selepas persaingan film action robot-robotan dan kebut-kebutan mobil sepanjang tahun 2009, kini saatnya para ratu rom-com berjaya, don't u think?

who'll win the competition? let's leave up to the audience to decide...